Opinion

How Do You Kill a Case? The UP Government’s Playbook in the Akhlaq Lynching

Ten years. Ten whole years since a mob dragged Mohammad Akhlaq out of his home in Dadri, beat him to death with bricks and rods because someone spread the lie...

Why Indira Gandhi Remains India’s Most Influential and Most Debated Prime Minister

Let us recall the achievements of Indira Gandhi, whose birth anniversary we celebrate today. She has undoubtedly been...

El Fashir Has Fallen — and So Has the World’s Conscience on Sudan

The seizure of the city of El Fashir in North Darfur by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)...

How India’s Symbol of Love Is Being Twisted into a Tool of Hate

The Taj Mahal, regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is one of the major...

Bihar Today, Bengal Tomorrow: The Dangerous Blueprint of Special Intensive Revision

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar has revealed the true intent of the...
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A Tango To Watch – The Red Dragon and The Taliban Fox

In the last few weeks, after the Taliban takeover of most of Afghanistan, headlines have screamed about the country's trillion-dollar mineral wealth, especially its...

Raj Kapoor to Dev Anand: “Dev Tumne Mere Heroine (Nargis) Ko Chura Liya”

In 1953 the first Indian film delegation attended the coveted Venice International Film Festival. Led by Bimal Ray the delegation included Balraj Sahni, Salil...

My friends the Kabuliwala and the Kashmiri Shawlwallah

When I was a kid, I was told to be afraid of the tall, burly, bearded, turbaned man in loose trousers, who came to...

The Math in the Kerala Covid Numbers

30th January 2020 was the time Covid-19 was declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ by WHO. In India, Kerala was the first state...

Dilip Kumar had met Jawaharlal Nehru, few days ahead of his demise, had noticed former PM was ‘exhausted’

“How are you?” Kemon Achish? Dilip Kumar greeted me during a telephonic conversation a decade ago as I greeted him on his birthday, 11th...

How the death of Stan Swamy in custody lowered India’s democratic image

On November 21, 2012, Ajmal Kasab, a terrorist was hanged in India. His hanging was done after 1456 days of his arrest. Kasab was...
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